Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Coco Gauff, Barbota Krzysztof Krawietz, Iga Szymianek and Jasmine Paolini will be pushing to win the prestigious Wimbledon title from today.
The 138th edition of Wimbledon, the world’s most prestigious lawn tennis tournament and the third Grand Slam of the year, will begin at 3:30 pm Indian time today at the historic All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in the suburb of Wimbledon, southwest London.
Amidst the grass courts, white dress code and grand traditions, the title battle in the men’s and women’s categories is expected to be very exciting this time.
In the men’s category, all eyes will be on Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, who will be seen sweating on the field to win the Wimbledon trophy for the third consecutive time.
Alcaraz will face the biggest challenge from Italy’s Jannik Sinner, who has won the Australian Open this year and had put Carlos in a lot of trouble in the French Open final a few days ago.
Meanwhile, Serbian tennis great Novak Djokovic is also aiming to win a record 25th Grand Slam title in this tournament. When asked about retirement, the 38-year-old tennis star said that nothing can be said about it.
SNPNEWS.IN Takeaway: Grand Slams are the four biggest tournaments in tennis. Here is a detailed information about them in order of their order in a calendar year:-
⬛ First: Australian Open (January)Venue: Melbourne, AustraliaCourt Surface: Hard (Plexicushion)This is the newest of the four and has been played since 1905.
⬛ Second: French Open (end of May to first half of June)Venue: Paris, FranceCourt Surface: Red ClayIt has been played since 1891.
⬛ Third: Wimbledon (late June to first half of July)Venue: Wimbledon (London), EnglandCourt Surface: GrassThis is the oldest of the four and has been played since 1877. This tournament is also the most prestigious.
⬛ Fourth: US Open (August-September)Venue: New York, United StatesCourt Surface: Hard((Laykold)It has been played since 1881.
About Wimbledon Seven-time champion Djokovic said the All England Club could provide him with the best chance to win another Grand Slam singles title, which would take his career tally to 25.
Indeed, it is a milestone that no tennis player has been able to achieve. “I can agree that this could be my best chance to become champion again at Wimbledon. It will depend on the circumstances but right now I am feeling very good.” Djokovic will face Alexander Muller in the first round on Tuesday.
In the women’s category, American Coco Gauff, Czech Republic’s Barbota Krymkova, Poland’s It is expected to be a tough contest between Iga Sviatek and Italy’s Jasmine Paolini.
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The women’s final of this tournament will be played on July 11 while the men’s final will be played on July 12.